
Both teams will be keen to do well.
Preview
Desert Vipers will take on Gulf Giants in the 24th match of the International League T20. This match will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Desert Vipers are the table toppers with six wins and two losses in eight matches. On the other hand, Gulf Giants are placed fifth in the table with three wins and four losses in seven matches with a NRR of -0.341.
The teams that finish in the top two of the table will play Qualifier 1, with the winner advancing to the final. The teams finishing third and fourth will participate in an Eliminator, a knockout fixture. The winner of the Eliminator will then play the losing team of Qualifier 1 to decide the second finalist. Dubai will host Qualifier 1 and the final, Abu Dhabi the eliminator while Qualifier 2 will take place in Sharjah.
Desert Vipers have already qualified for the playoffs but they suffered a defeat in the previous match against MI Emirates by a massive 154 run margin. They will be keen to bounce back. On the other hand, the Gulf Giants picked up a win in the last game and will need to pick a few more wins and move up the table as the playoff stages are nearing in this competition.
Match Information- DV vs GG Fantasy11 Prediction
Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants, Match 24
International League T20, 29 Jan 2025, Wed, 8:00 PM IST, Dubai
Probable PlayingXI
Desert Vipers
AJ Hose, AD Hales, Sherfane Rutherford, FK Zaman, DW Lawrence, SM Curran(C), Azam Khan, Tanish Suri, Mohammad Amir, David Payne, Khuzaima Bin Tanvir
Bench: MA Jones, MDE Holden, A Naseer, Dhruv Parashar, W Hasaranga, L Wood, NA Sowter, LH Ferguson, Kushal Malla
Gulf Giants
JM Vince(C), Shimron Hetmyer, Gerhard Erasmus, Jordan Cox, TP Alsop, Aayan Afzal Khan, TK Curran, MR Adair, B Muzarabani, DC Drakes, Daniel Worrall
Bench:Ibrahim Zadran, A Lyth, CJ Jordan, Dipendra Singh Airee, Muhammad Saghir Khan, Zohaib Zubair, R Ahmed, TS Mills, W Zadran, Muhammad Zubair Khan, Ollie Robinson, Tim David, MADI Hemantha
Injury News- will be added when there is an update
Weather Report- Clear Sky
Win Prediction- Desert Vipers
Pitch Condition- Balanced
Avg 1st Inning Score- 165
Pitch Report
Captains- 9
James Vince GG | bat
James Vince has been in good form scoring 152 runs in seven matches and will be a good captaincy pick against this opposition.
Sam Curran is a quality all-rounder and has scored 223 runs so far in this edition. He will also bowl a few overs of medium pace.
Avoid Player Message- 8.5
Tanish Suri- DV | WK- 8
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